Wind motor



- 1,652,022 w. LEMKE WIND MToR Filed Aug. 17. '1927 4 sheets-sheet 1 dQQKA-.. BY y INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

nu. e *1927;

WKITNESS: ATTORNEY w. LEMKE WIND MOTOR Filed Aug. 17. 192? 4 sheets-sheet :s

' Al ORNEY Dec. 6, 1927. y

W. LEMKE WIND MOTOR Filed Aue:.1'7. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 e mvEN-ron mess i Patented Dec. l6, 1927.

vrP ii'rlala'r oFFlca- Y.WILLIAMnaman, orfs'r. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN.

application nieu linguist17, 1927. serial No. 21s,6o5.

" 'f f i. This invention'relates towind motors, and

itsgeneral object is to provide a wind motor that Aincludes housed wind actuated vanes that'can be vexposed to the wind regardlessk I of the direction of travel thereof, and can and eicientf in operation and service.

' This invention lalso consists in certain other Vfeatures of construction Vand 4in the combinationand Aarrangement of the several `parts,vto be hereinafterullydescribed, illustrated in thelaccoinpa'nying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.V s f w In describing my invention in detail, reference 'willk be hadtofthe accompanying f drawings wherein like characters denote like or lcorresponding i parts throughout the several views, and in'which L Figure 1 is a front elevation of the'wind motor forminglthesubject` matter foi the present' invention and Vshowing y' the Same mounted uponl a building. f

Figure2is a vert'caljsectional view taken through the motor housing and kshowing parts in: section and in elevation. y

Y Figure 3 is a top plan view with the top of .the'housing landrotor removed and includes the position of the wind 'guides together with the shutters which are showny in open position. c f Figure 4 is a similar view with theshuttersfarranged in closed position.

Figure 51s a sectional view taken ap proximately on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure' 6 is la horizontal sectional,l view takenthrough one of the windY guides and shutterl u Figure .7 is a vertical sectionalview taken throughone of the bearings for? the rotor and showing parts in elevation.

Referring., to -the drawings in `rdetail `and especially to Figure 1 thereof, it will be noted thatI have included the'rwind motor which forms `the subject matter of the y.preslentv inventionmountedvupon the top of a buildingA, but of courselit can be supported A.

rranged in parallelism with t e top and 'mountedby any means and in any manner without departing from the spirit of the invention. l f l Q- The housing includes a base portionwhich is provided with a circular upright`wall 1 having an outwardly extending Yannular flange 2y formed with its lower edge so as to provide means for receivin securing means for fixing the motor to a uilding and the like as suggested in Figure 1 of the draweos ings.' A top 3 is formed with thev base por'- tion and is provided with a circular opening *i 4 which takes up the greatest portion of the top as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Fixed to the top and arranged yin equidistantlyr spaced relation with' respect to each other are vertically disposed plates 5 kwhich are'all arranged at the same inclination for a purpose which will be apparent,

`as vthese plates act in ca acity of wind guides to the rotor which for directing the win will be presently described.

Secured tothe top of theA lates and ar- 3 is a flat ring like member having a centrally disposed openingl formed therein of the same diameter as the opening 4, and mounted upon the ring like member 6 and being secured thereto adjacent its outer edge is a substantially ycone shape cover 7 for the housing. f 1 Bridging the opening kin the rinig like member 6 and having its ends secure upon diametrioally opposite'sides of the said ring like member 6 is a` bracket 8 havingfcentrally formed therewith a `threaded sleeve 9.. Mounted inthe base portion and having itsends'bent at rightangles .upon itself and secured to the wall 1 of the base portion is a cross piece 10 havingv formed centrally thereina cup 11 which is provided with 'an l opening 12 in its bottom.

VPassingthrough the opening'12 is the shaft -13 for the rotor and said Yshaft has fixed thereto a bearing collary 14 formed with a beveled lower portion 15 which :follows the inclination of a portion of the inner wall of Y the cup 11, and disposed between the beveled yportion 15 and the inclined portion of the 'wall of the cup are anti-friction balls 16 whichfsupportfthe weight'of the, rotor Vand f the structure actuated thereby as will beA apparent upon inspection of Figure 2 of the drawings;v The upper end of the shaft 13 is associatedwith an adjusting screw bolt 17 which is threadedly secured in the threaded q sleeve and carried bythe holt is n. nut 18 .for `locking the holt at varied positions in the sleeve as will be apparent.

Secured to the shalt ltliand arranged in 6 spaced relation with respect to each other,

are disks i9, to which are lixed the venes 20 of the rotor. The Yanes are ol` novel con struction und are provided with relativielwv wide upper `portions so that the upper ed es thcreot yentend a considerable distance he* yond the outer edge of the upper disk lll. The Yanes have their outer edge inclined so as to proride the substantially tuperedfrn'i mation as suggested inFigure 2 of the drawings, and the Yanes areeach curved downwardly in the eanie n'ianiier and toward each other with their lower ends secured tothe lower dish. Fixed to theshatt between the lowerdisk i9 and cup ll is a ily wheel 21, and securedto the lowervend of the shaft which of course indy lie anyv length desired, is a prille)T whereby power can he taken from the rotor. Y

Arranged in equiedistantly spaced relation with respect tocach other and having their ends mounted in the top 3, and ring like member 6 are [rods which provide means for hingedly securinj'` shutters 2d with respect to the plates 5. he plates are provided with hinge barrels 25 "through which passes the rods 23 and the shuttersl are likewise proy'idcd with barrels` Q6 disposed in alignment with the harrelsQ for receivin the rods Qzlilor rotationtthereon. ln or er to operate the shutters, :for arranging the same ,in their respective positions as shown in liiguresl and il of the drawings or any desired position between these re spectfive positions, I provide a hoop 27 received between the flanges ot' sheave Wheels 2th These sheave wheels `are secured to every other rod adjacent the top thereof. rThese wheels retain the hoop in` cooperative association with the structure and said hoo J is transversely sollt` with epertured lugs .l tor nicoivinira holt and nut connection 30. Extending laterally 'troni adjacent the hinged end oi each ci the shutters are spaced parallel ap'erturcd ears 3l which pivotallyT receive one ofl the ends oi links 32, while the opposite ends ol these links are )ivotally secured to the hoop `wl'l'icli has iorlued in its circumference and extending inwardlyT theretroni aplurality of teeth 33 for receiving;r a pinion $534 which is secured upon the upper end ol a rod 35 having* a crank handle ltisecured to its lower end and hy this construction, itr willlie ohvious that upon rotatingr the rod 35` through the niediuin ot its crank handle 3G thatthe hoop i will he caused to move `for positionil'ig the shutters in an;7 desired position, The "rod 35 is of course suitablyT supported and braced hv brackets hctweenits ends,` andthelength oi the rod will depend upon the place where "opening registerii'iz mentioned, vertlca l wheel fixed to said shaft, and a Ycured to saidshaft,

in the hase portion an accommodate an nntiifriction hall 38 as well as the restricted lower end of the screw bolt l? which provided with a concavity ol'h'tedtherein to receive the ball 3S; By mounting the shaft in the bearingsas shown, it will he apparent/that friction Willbede# creasedto a niinilnuln. From the above descri tion and disclosure ot' the drawings, it will" e obvious that the rotor will `he arranged in the ath ofwind regardless of the direction of ra'velof th latter, and the velocity and direction of travel of the wind can be `controlled to the wind vanesthroughthe instrumentality 0f the` shuttershy merely adjusting* the same as desired. i i

Any desired ap atatus can be operated b i inywind lnotor, utit is extremely usciti for o (e1-ating an electric generator, and any suita le connection can he Iliade between the generator `and the pulley Q2.

It is` thought from the feregoingdescripcombination and arrangement of the sevetl parts, provided that sach changes fall within thesco'pe of the appended claims; What I claim is:

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LA wind motor of the character described compi-ism# e housing including' e Y hase having va top if ormedwth en `openn a ring like member Erre ed in spaced re nl? tionfwith said top and he n formed with an with arranged at er ui-distant spaced relation with respect to eacl omet' betweenthe top and `rin like member, shutters hingedlysecured Witi respect to the Wind guides and'bein'g `adapted to be arranged in parallelism there# with or any desired angle with 'respect thereto, means for operatingf the sht1t`te1'Sa,sliat mounted forrotation and beingr disposed between the Wind guides, disks secured to `mail shaft,A wind vanes secured to said disks,`a` ily pnlleyrsee. A `wma motora the @befaamdeincluded in said housing, a r ng like member, wind guides arranged at an inclinatonfbetween said ring like member andhase pot'- tion, vertical rodshavin their endssecured dg ring like member, `barrels formed `with said guides and receive ing said rods, shutters hlngedly secured to e opening; first i y disposed windgues scribed cornprising` a housn a base portion said rods, means for operating said shutters with respect to said 'guides for opening or closing said housing, agrotor mounted Ybetween said guides, a shaft includedin said rotor, a fiy wheel secured to said shaft, and a pulley secured to said shaft. y

3. A wind motor of the' Vharacter described comprising a base port-ion, a top included in said base portion, wind guides vertically disposed and being secured to said top, a ring like member mounted upon the Vupper ends of said guides, said guides being arranged at an inclination and in equi-distant spaced; relation with respect to each other, barrels formed with said guides, rods arrangedv in .said barrels and having their ends 'secured to the ring like member and top respectively, shutters hingedly secured to said rods, ears formed with said shutters, a hoop mounted for rotation, links between vsaid hoop and ears for operating said shutters, means for operating said hoop, a rotor Amounted for rotation in saidhousing, and a pulley operated by Said rotor.V

In testimony Y n WILLIAM whereof VI afiix my signature. 

